The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-15

The application 10 Shelby, in defer.
4 ence 10 the opinioa OF mauy Of our
oil Kens, WAS Withdrawn, and will not
be reue we'd. Fayette and Decatur
elnntles reiu ed 70 vote the sub 'crip.
tion. pske1 of them. Heoderson aud
ID p ~ countieo, the city of Jackson
and tn town OF Sumervile have re.
Bpouded favo,ably. Il will thus be
Gecn that tie ooms any has only ga
cured S800O0, OF less Than half Of the
amount applied for What the efis ct
OF this NAV be on Mr.. Leakc's efforts
to secnre apits b. invest In the enter.
prise& sm unable tn say That he
has been greatly die uraged by the
attitude Shelby am F,yette counties
have assumed towari the enterprise il
true, aud IS Ia furthermore rue that he
haa keenly felt the want of co.ope ration
on he part OF the business community
OF Memphis. have heard It sisted,
ss IN excuse for the appsr mt apathy
H. MemphIs in respect 10 the
Tcnueseee Mdlaad that 1t grew ont OF
I've fact thai MANY OF the community
believed that certsio Of our wealthy
eitssns hsd invested largely IN iron
la dis along the Tenres river, that
The road Yves ouly ir'e1ded to develop
thste properties, aud they wanted the
@ nmunitiss along the line 20 Guild II
for them. This 10 utterly gioundless.
Tnere could be uoihing further from
the truth. II can h resdil seen that
suggestion Ike this wonld he neces-
sa'ily very dsmspiug j dwa,f Is grea.
enterprise, intended TO develop the
wonderful resnurcta OF the Safe, to
connect it's grand divisioussnd open
another great highway through ne yet
uudeve'oped regions to the Atautic
seaboard into mere private venture.
Any citizen Of Memphis who will take
the trouble to examine tho line sur
Veyed by the company will at once
have his mind disabused tf his idea,
aad will sse that the lire has been
located without reference to the inter.
ests Of any iodividual or individuals
and with the single purpose In view OF
setting q G hest and cheapest grade on
a )irethat vii accommodate these sec
tioue # the Stste most In need OF rail.
road facilities. Agi0, these acquainted
with the top graphy ~ tie country
know that the line from Memphis
Oh paratively easy grades snd
through conntrv p eseptinR no en-
r'nt eriug fficulties. Hence II IN said
that tn suNsCtipipue a'ked here In
Wet Teuressre, W re- arge and ou'
Of proportion to the rest of the 10 d.
This is very narrow vi2wof the case.
No one would be content tl build 9
road from Neup l. to the Tennessee
river. When built, however CHI ap)y,
h would not, prob ,blv. be paying
investment. Without it. extensions
through the State IL would not be
profitable. II will not be undertaken
at all Jules n way can be- seen to cor
atruet the entire line. East OF the
Tenneese river II Ia especially an ex'
.pensiye read 10 build. Rivers VII
have t. be brid0ed and mouOtains will
have 10 be scaled. The Cumberland
mountains present an engineering
Moblem which has prevented the
combustion of this line for forty
veal s, and II l. one that is not ever
ye' sstt fAotorily s0ved. No reilroy .
enterprise has ever been undertake.
In Tennas es presenting so many diff
eultiss IN OF such magnitude this
I, n the frat lioe- ever cont, mplatat
an the sac deemed tht
mos. important and he las
4, bs constructed. No MAI
hiss more c,nAleooe and respect 70
tho uck and enterprise OF the bust
res4 community of Memphis than
have. and hence my earnest desire 70
ihi. Tennessee Midland scheme to b,
thoroughly and perfectly updersto-d
Ia the next ten days ] will make